Adjustable eaves trough support



Dec. 4, 1951 P DODSON 2,577,006

ADJUSTABLE EAVES TROUGH SUPPORT Filed July 10, 1950 f6 i ya O ,4 20 o o o r/5 *l '29 is :5. f6 f7 i? I l:g fe y gwuc/wto'c Pr/ Doa/son.

*me Waag /SW Patented Dec. 4, 1951 OFFICE l AIIJUSTABLE EAVES TROUGH SUPPORT Pearl Dodson, Newark, Ohio Application July 10, 1950, Serial No. 172,887

2 Claims.

The Apresent invention relates to an adjustable eaves trough support and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

Generally there is provided a device for the supporting temporarily of an eaves trough or gutter for buildings and it consists of a vertically extending base plate on the outer side of which is vertically adjustable a bracket for supporting an eaves trough and to the upper rear portion of which is afxed one leaf of a hinge member the other leaf of which is adapted to be temporarily aliixed to the under side of the eaves of a building. Alixed to the lower end of the bracket member and extending through a vertical slot in the base plate is a pivoted and adjustable wall engaging member. The device is used in pairs in order to properly align an eaves trough prior to permanently aixing the same to a roof. Provision is also made for utilizing the device with buildings having no projecting eaves.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet eective and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provisionv of a novel aligning support for eaves troughs.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel adjusting devices for positioning a bracket forming a part of the invention.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specification, taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the de` vice shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3--3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is an elevational view of a hinge member forming a part of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein an eave |0 of a building together with its associated wall I I. To the outer end of the eave I0 there is affixed, as by nails I2, a gutter or eaves trough I3 of conventional character.

Axed to the under portion of the eave I0 is the upper leaf I4 of a hinge member I5 whose lower leaf I6 has centrally extending therethrough a bolt I1 which, in turn, extends through (Cl. 24S-48.1)

Y a vertical slot I8 in a vertically extending base plate I9 and which is provided upon its outer end with a wing nut 20.

The bolt I'| also extends through a vertical arm 2| of a bracket which is provided at its upper end with a horizontal support member 22 to the outer end of which is aiiixed an upwardly and outwardly extending support member 23 whose lower end is ailixed to the vertical member 2|, as indicated at 24. A bolt 25 extends transversely through the vertical member 2| and. the plate 20 and has threaded thereon upon its outer end a thumb screw 26. The inward end of the bolt 25 is afxed to the pintle 2'| of a hinge 28 which has integrally formed therewith an outwardly extending arm 29 provided with a longitudinally extending slot 30.

A securing plate 3| is likewise provided with a longitudinal slot 32 and is adjustably secured to the plate 29 by means of a bolt 33 having a wing nut 34 secured thereto. The outer end of the plate 3| has formed thereon a pointed detent 35.

In operation, it will be apparent that when 1t is desired to align a gutter I3, the leaf I4 is first tacked to the underside of the lower portion of the eave I0 and thereafter the supporting bracket 2 I, 22, 23 is vertically adjusted upon the lower leaf I6 until the upper extremity of the arm 23 engages the outer lip of the lgutter I3 while the horizontal arm 22 supports the underside of the gutter I3. Thereupon the thumb screw 20 is tightened to maintain the bracket support in position and the device may now be swung upon the hinge I5 until the desired setting of the gutter I3 is had whereupon the securing plate 3| may be impinged in the wall |I 'and' the thumbscrew 34 tightened upon the bolt 33 to maintain the arms 29 and 3| in adjusted position and hence to maintain the particular angularity desired in the' plate I6 and its allied mechanism.

In the event the particular roof being worked upon is not provided with an eave as shown at I0, the hinge I5 would be removed from the remainder of the apparatus by loosening the nut 20 from the bolt and withdrawing the same therefrom whereupon the base I9 may be tacked to the wall |I by inserting nails through the openings 36 formed in such base member. In this event the arms 29 and 3| would depend vertically from the hinge 28 and pintle 21 as they would not be utilized in such case.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a hinge having an upper leaf and a lower leaf, a base plate vertically adjustable upon said lower leaf, a gutter-supporting bracket aixed to said lower leaf, and adjustable means for supporting the base plate against the wall of a building, said bracket having a horizontal support for the base of a gutter and an outwardly and upwardly extending arm for engaging the lip portion of a gutter.

2. A device of the character described .comprising a hinge having an upper leaf and a lower leaf, a base plate vertically adjustable upon said lower leaf, a gutter-supporting bracket axed to said lower leaf, and adjustable means for supporting the base plate against the Wall of a building. said means including an arm hinged to the lower rear side of said base plate, an extension arm longitudinally adjustable upon Said PEARL DODSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 225,684 Brannlich Mar. 23, 1880 540,896 Berger June l1, 1895 `546,019 Logan Sept. 10, 1895 1,003,258 Harris Apr. 23, 1894 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date '14,506 Germany Apr. 23, 1894 

